Present Tense of ‘scrivere‘ (regular verb)
| Io | scrivo | I write or I’m writing |
| Tu | scrivi | You write you’re writing |
| Lui/Lei | scrive | He/she writes or he/she is writing |
| Noi | scriviamo | We write or we are writing |
| Voi | scrivete | You all write or you’re all writing |
| Loro | scrivono | They write or they are writing |
As a beginner, a good practice to build up your vocabulary fast in Italian is to make a list of the high-frequency verbs and words that Italians use every day.
Smart tip. Memorizing the conjugation pattern of the Italian present tense for ‘ere’ verbs, along with the following list of high-frequency Italian verbs, will help you construct and understand many different Italian sentences from the very beginning of your Italian learning journey.
List of the most common ‘-ERE’ verbs in Italian
| leggere | to read |
| scrivere | to write |
| vedere | to see |
| mettere | to put |
| credere | to believe |
| conoscere | to know |
| chiudere | to close |
| prendere | to take |
| rispondere | to answer |
| vendere | to sell |
| perdere | to lose |
| correre | to run |
| rompere | to break |
| spendere | to spend (money) |
| risolvere | to solve |
| chiedere | to ask |
| ricevere | to receive |
| accendere | to turn off |
| spegnere | to turn down |
| ripetere | to repeat |
| vivere | to live |
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The “ere” group of verbs also includes several irregular verbs, which change their stem at the time of conjugation. The most common ones are:
- bere – to drink
- tenere – to hold
- volere – to want
- dovere – to have to, must
- potere – to be able to, can
- sapere – to know (how to do something)
| Pronoun | Bere (to drink) | Tenere (to hold) | Volere (to want) | Dovere (to have to, must) | Potere (to be able to, can) | Sapere (to know) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Io | bevo | tengo | voglio | devo | posso | so |
| Tu | bevi | tieni | vuoi | devi | puoi | sai |
| Lui/Lei | beve | tiene | vuole | deve | può | sa |
| Noi | beviamo | teniamo | vogliamo | dobbiamo | possiamo | sappiamo |
| Voi | bevete | tenete | volete | dovete | potete | sapete |
| Loro | bevono | tengono | vogliono | devono | possono | sanno |
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